Cape Girardeau, Missouri · Public

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Southeast Missouri State University

Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 161 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

2.5% Program signal 161 Size proxy $15,882 Net price (all) $44,030 Median earnings

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Program snapshot

2.5% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal: 2.5%
Enrollment proxy: ~161
Schools with reported signal: 83

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school): 73.5%
Graduation rate: 57.9%

Cost

Avg net price (school): $15,882/yr
4-year cost (est.): $63,528
Median debt: $21,500

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y: $44,030/yr
ROI grade (school): C

College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.

Value among peer schools

Compared with 83 schools that report this field.

#64 of 83 on ROI Top 77% value

2.3× national avg concentration Bigger than 87% of programs

+$101 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $15,781

−$8,061 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $52,091

This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.3x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($101 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($8,061 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 77% ROI position within this field set.

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Comparable programs

Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.

San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.2% reported share · $2,407 net A+ CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · 0.8% reported share · $4,195 net A+

Shasta College Redding, CA · 1.0% reported share · $2,878 net A+ Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA · 0.0% reported share · $3,860 net A+ California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · 0.1% reported share · $7,000 net A+

California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · 1.7% reported share · $7,021 net A+ Snow College Ephraim, UT · 0.7% reported share · $5,552 net A+ California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA · 0.5% reported share · $9,338 net A+

Questions about this program

How big is the program signal?

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General accounts for 2.5% of reported programs at Southeast Missouri State University, which is bigger than 87% of schools in this field set and 2.3x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 161 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

Southeast Missouri State University's average net price is $15,882 per year, about $63,528 over four years. That is $101 above the $15,781 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $44,030 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $8,061 below the $52,091 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.

What should I compare next?

Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Southeast Missouri State University #64 of 83 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.